Atmos Space Cargo appoints Garver as strategic adviser
10 Dec
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Atmos Space Cargo appoints Garver as strategic adviser

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WASHINGTON — European startup Atmos Space Cargo, a developer of reentry vehicles, has brought on board a former NASA deputy administrator to help the company enter the U.S. market. Atmos announced Dec. 10 that it appointed Lori Garver to its advisory board. Garver, who served as deputy administrator of NASA from 2009 to 2013, is a longtime advocate for commercial space activities, including her time as deputy administrator when NASA was starting the commercial crew program. “NASA’s plan to reduce space transportation costs by leveraging private investment was never about supporting a single company or sector,” she said in a statement. “Lowering the barrier to entry for commercial space projects was designed to stimulate a range of activities in the space domain, and life sciences research has always been of particular interest to me.” Sebastian Klaus, chief executive...
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NASA Administrator to Visit, Sign Agreement with Peru’s Space Agency
14 Nov
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NASA Administrator to Visit, Sign Agreement with Peru’s Space Agency

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NASA Space Technology From Roxana BarNov 13, 2024Continuing his engagement to deepen international collaboration and promote the peaceful use of space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to Lima on Wednesday.Nelson will meet with Maj. Gen. Roberto Melgar Sheen, director of Peru’s National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) Thursday, Nov. 14, and sign a non-binding memorandum of understanding to enhance space cooperation. The memorandum of understanding between NASA and CONIDA will include safety training, a joint feasibility study for a potential sounding rockets campaign, and technical assistance for CONIDA on sounding rocket launches.Nelson will discuss the importance of international partnerships and collaboration in space and celebrate Peru’s signing of the Artemis Accords earlier this year.For more information about NASA’s international partnerships, visit:https://www.nasa.gov/oiir-end-More BernsteinHeadquarters, Washington202-615-1747meira.b.bernstein@nasa.govNASA Space Technology ShareNASA Space Technology Details
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A Caribbean Spacewalk
14 Nov
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A Caribbean Spacewalk

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NASA Space Technology Monika LuabeyaNov 13, 2024In this photo taken on Sept. 16, 1993, NASA astronauts James H. Newman (left), and Carl E. Walz evaluate procedures and gear for an upcoming Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission with the Caribbean Sea and part of the Bahama Islands chain in view. Newman and Walz’s spacewalk, part of the STS-51 mission, lasted seven hours, five minutes and 28 seconds.Image credit: NASA
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Astronomers Find Early Fast-Feeding Black Hole Using NASA Telescopes
14 Nov
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Astronomers Find Early Fast-Feeding Black Hole Using NASA Telescopes

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NASA Space Technology A rapidly feeding black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy in the early universe, shown in this artist’s concept, may hold important clues to the evolution of supermassive black holes in general.Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered this low-mass supermassive black hole just 1.5 billion years after the big bang. The black hole is pulling in matter at a phenomenal rate — over 40 times the theoretical limit. While short lived, this black hole’s “feast” could help astronomers explain how supermassive black holes grew so quickly in the early universe.Supermassive black holes exist at the center of most galaxies, and modern telescopes continue to observe them at surprisingly early times in the universe’s evolution. It’s difficult to understand how these...
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